The
Planet Tops Record Sales Mark in December 2003
[January 28, 2004]
Server
Account Sales More Than Double Previous High Set in
October
DALLAS,
Jan. 28, 2004—The Planet Internet Services, Inc.,
a Dallas-based global provider of managed hosting and
value-added data center services, recorded its best-ever
month for server-account sales in December.
The Planet president and chief executive
officer Peter Pathos says the company signed more than
1,500 new dedicated servers during the month, more than
doubling its previous record set in October 2003. The
Planet also added more than 19,000 new domain names,
primarily in the U.S., according to Netcraft, an Internet
research and data analysis firm based in Bath, England.
"Business is red-hot right now
as more companies continue to expand their IT infrastructure
and Internet presence," said Pathos. "In contrast
to many other Web hosting companies that crashed and
burned during the recent technology downturn, The Planet
has managed not only to grow but thrive during this
period and is poised for even better performance as
the economy continues to improve."
Pathos attributes the company's success
to a number of factors, including:
-- Many of the failed hosting companies
relied too heavily on the Internet Economy, whereas
The Planet has catered more to mainstream business since
its inception as NT Access in 1998.
-- Pathos also says that today's Internet
is a much less "friendly" environment, susceptible
to hackers, viruses and denial of service attacks, and
many organizations do not have the internal human and
financial capital to ward off all the threats that a
strong Web hosting company -- with a much lower cost
basis -- can guard against.
-- Successful Web hosting companies
today are bundling services that can create real value
for enterprises and providing expertise and economies
of scale that can only be found in a single-source location
such as The Planet.
About The Planet
The
Planet Internet Services, Inc., a leading provider of
managed hosting and value-added data center services,
is focused on providing facilities based IT outsourcing
solutions. The Company provides customers with a full
suite of managed hosting, co-location, and bandwidth
options. The Planet's value-added services include database
administration, managed data storage, security products,
virtual private networks and backup services. Co-location
services are available for those customers desiring
to utilize their own Web servers and to rely on the
Company's advanced, fault-tolerant facilities and network
infrastructure. For further information, visit www.theplanet.com.
Media contacts:
The Planet
Neil McGlone
Michael A. Burns & Associates Inc.
214-521-8596
nmcglone@mbapr.com |
